As a team that qualified for the World Championship last year, many fans anticipated LNG's performance this season. Yet, as the LPL matches continued, many viewers discovered that LNG has significantly declined. Since the departure of AD player GALA and mid-laner scout, LNG's overall strength has dropped sharply. Although they retained top-laner zika and jungler WEIWEI during the transfer period, LNG still fell into the Rebirth Group.
Therefore, the LNG management made player adjustments towards the end of the second segment. Notably, star jungler WEIWEI was dismissed. After replacing the jungler, LNG narrowly surpassed OMG and RNG in the Rebirth Group, securing a spot in the third segment. Because of LNG's impressive performance towards the end of the second segment, many fans hoped that LNG could create miracles in the third segment and rise from the Rebirth Group to qualify for the World Championship.
However, disappointing events unfolded for many LNG fans. Without OMG and RNG in the Rebirth Group, LNG became the definitive bottom team, especially after losing to UP in a crucial match with a score of 1-2. Currently, LNG has not won a single match in the Rebirth Group, placing them at the bottom. Some viewers even joked that LNG is on the verge of becoming the first team in the LPL to miss out on the World Championship, especially considering their next opponent will be EDG, who remains undefeated. (The bottom two teams in the Rebirth Group will be directly eliminated.)
Following LNG's four consecutive losses in the Rebirth Group, many LPL viewers began to ridicule the LNG management, saying they are "reaping what they sow," as the strongest jungler in the LPL, Tarzan, was once betrayed by the management during his time at LNG. Many viewers even stated that if LNG had not dismissed Tarzan, they would still be the strongest team in the LPL. After all, AL, led by jungler Tarzan, has become the strongest team in the LPL, while LNG struggles even against the Rebirth teams.
As the strongest team in the LPL, AL players gradually regained their form after a period of adjustment and rest. Following AL's successful 3-0 sweep of JDG, many AL fans cheered for AL's return. Even AL's mid-laner Xiangke expressed in a post-match statement that "AL is back," which made many AL fans anxious, as this is a classic quote from BIN. Some fans worry that Xiangke might become the second BIN in the LPL, especially since Xiangke's recent post-match interviews resemble BIN's style.
Of course, some viewers believe that AL's victory over JDG does not necessarily indicate their return, especially considering JDG's recent poor performance. Mid-laner scout has been "slacking off" in every match, losing lanes and dying in various situations. Many JDG fans hope the management will replace scout. In the post-match analysis, champion Zhu Kai boldly speculated that JDG's current poor draft strategy is due to mid-laner scout's influence, asserting that with the manager's drafting skills, it would be impossible to make such poor decisions in the second game.
I feel that JDG's overall performance in the third segment is not as good as in the second segment. In the second segment, mid-laner scout at least carried a few matches, but in the third segment, he seems to have completely slacked off. What do you think is the reason for JDG's low performance? Do you also agree with Zhu Kai's statement? Is it really true that the manager's drafting was hindered by scout's influence?